John Cavender
“John Cavender”. n.d, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/47754
- Name
- John Cavender
- Description
- Coming soon
- Bio
- Coming soon
- Death Date
- 1863
- Organization
- Corporator of Eliot Seminary, elected as Treasurer
- Board of Directors, Charter member, 1853 – 1863
- Pledged $1,000 to purchase John O’Fallon’s land offer for O’Fallon Industrial School
- Contributed $3,000 for an endowment fund providing for 8 scholarships for students to attend the O’Fallon Institute
- Enslaver
- Eliza
- Manumitter
- Eliza
“John Cavender”. n.d, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/47754